In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope ...

A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed. The renovated Tomb where Jesus is thought to be buried, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of ...

In a Dec. 17 letter, Bishop Michael Martin said that by Jan. 16, 2026, the use of altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus will ...

A man urinated on the Altar of Confession of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday before being taken away by security officers in the famous basilica, according to news reports. The man climbed the altar ...

The Holy Father spent much time before and after the liturgy to greet and bless the tens of thousands of pilgrims from his popemobile. Pope Francis greets tens of thousands of altar servers packed in ...

Installation view of Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar at the Chicago Cultural Center. Close-up of the altar (all photos Nathan Keay, 2023) CHICAGO — Black women in general experience the world ...

The pastor of St. Mark’s in suburban Charlotte says he acted on his own initiative as the diocese reviews its liturgical norms and has issued no directive on altar rails. Bishop Michael Martin speaks ...

A groom who saved an empty chair at his wedding for his late father was left in tears when his wife surprised him on the ...

Hong Kong has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the world's largest temporary bamboo altar for Kam Tin Jiao Festival.